Karen Korb was named a Third Team Academic All-American Wednesday. (Ray Acevedo)

Korb Receives Third-Team Academic All-American Honors

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Valparaiso senior outfielder Karen Korb (Indianapolis,
Ind./Lutheran) earned one last accolade for her stellar career both on the
field and in the classroom on Wednesday, as she was selected as an ESPN the Magazine Third Team Academic
All-American as voted upon by the College Sports Information Directors of
America (CoSIDA).

Korb was eligible for the
Academic All-American selection after earning a spot on the First Team Academic
All-District V squad earlier this month.
The Academic All-District honor was the third-such honor of her career.

Korb closed out her career on
the field as Valpo’s career record holder in runs scored (104), stolen bases
(100) and sacrifice bunts (52), and finished fourth in Crusader history with
152 career hits. This past season, the
Second Team All-Horizon League selection hit .331 out of the leadoff spot for
Valpo, setting a new single-season school record with 35 stolen bases and is
among the top-ten in the nation in steals/game.
She also scored 44 runs on the season, second-most in a single campaign
in program history.

In the classroom, Korb
maintained a 3.94 GPA as a double major in finance and marketing as of the end
of the fall 2008 semester. Last month, she was named the recipient of
Valpo’s Laurel Award, presented to the Crusader senior student-athlete with the
highest cumulative GPA. A four-time Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the
Week honoree and a three-time NFCA Scholar-Athlete, Korb earned Valpo
Presidential academic honors each of her three seasons of eligibility and was a
member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll each of Valpo’s first three
semesters in the league.

To be eligible for Academic All-District and Academic
All-America accolades, student-athletes must hold at least sophomore status,
own a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 and be either a starter or key
reserve. The Academic All-America squads
are culled from those athletes who are selected First Team Academic
All-District.